The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

Week 6: Purpose Five — You Were Made for a Mission (Days 37–40)

Read Days 37–40 of The Purpose Driven Life. Key Scriptures: Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:18–20; Romans 10:14–15.

Warren saves the Great Commission for last, arguing that mission is not a program for professionals but the God-given calling of every Christian. This week, consider what it would mean to live as an ambassador rather than a tourist.

Discussion Questions

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1.Warren says that "the Great Commission is your commission" — not a special calling for missionaries and pastors but the mandate of every Christian. How have you understood your own responsibility for evangelism up to now?

2.Warren distinguishes between your "life message" (the story of what God has done in you) and a rehearsed gospel presentation. He argues your personal testimony is one of the most powerful evangelistic tools you have. When did you last share your life message with someone who needed to hear it?

3.Day 38 introduces the concept of being a "world-class Christian" rather than a "worldly Christian" — someone whose vision is shaped by God's global purposes, not just personal comfort. What shifts in your priorities, spending, or prayers would mark a move in that direction?

4.Warren argues that God places every believer as a "missionary" in their specific context — neighborhood, workplace, family, community. Who in your immediate relational world does not yet know Christ, and what is your current level of intentionality toward them?

5.Warren writes that Paul called himself an "ambassador" (2 Corinthians 5:20) — someone who represents another King and another Kingdom in a foreign land. How would living as a conscious ambassador change the way you carry yourself at work, in your neighborhood, or on social media?

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Closing Prayer

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Lord Jesus, You told Your disciples to go — into every nation, every neighborhood, every conversation. We confess how comfortable we've become inside our own circles, how rarely we think about the people around us who have never heard Your name with hope. Make us ambassadors who actually act like we represent a King. Give us boldness that comes not from our confidence in ourselves but from our confidence in You. Send us. Amen.

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